Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Bay City, MI
Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Bay City, Michigan, and NPI 1639279375, issued on Sep 23, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 10556, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas A. Kernstock
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 10556 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1405 Center Ave, Bay City, MI 48708
- Phone
- (989) 893-4381
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 893-5423
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas A. Kernstock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 10556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin176 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl43 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine30 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Thomas A. Kernstock among 4,088 general practice dentistry records in Michigan
Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS is one of 4,088 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Michigan. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Bay City
They are 40 of the 2,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Bay City, and 4,088 general practice dentistry records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS's NPI number?
Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639279375, issued on Sep 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1405 Center Ave, Bay City, MI, 48708. Phone: (989) 893-4381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 10556, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas A. Kernstock, DDS had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.